Vegetables and Legumes Flashcards

1
Q

Florida is a major producer of what products?

A

Oranges, melons, and tomatoes

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2
Q

Vegetables can be classified by what?

A

Roots
Bulbs
Steams
Leaves
Seeds
Flowers

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3
Q

Examples of fruits

A

Pepper, tomato

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4
Q

Examples of seeds

A

Beans, corn

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5
Q

Examples of flowers

A

Cauliflower

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6
Q

Examples of stems and shoots

A

Asparagus, celery

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7
Q

Examples of Leaves

A

Collard greens, kale

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8
Q

Examples of Tubers

A

Potatoes

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9
Q

Examples of Roots

A

Carrots and sweet potatoes

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10
Q

Examples of Bulbs

A

Garlic and Onion

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11
Q

What is a bulb?

A

An underground storage organ formed from the plant stem and leaves

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12
Q

Basal plate

A

A flat disk at the bottom of the bulb

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13
Q

The body of the bulb is made up of layers of

A

Fleshy scales

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14
Q

What is in the center of the bulb?

A

bud

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15
Q

A tuber is a fleshy storage organ formed from a

A

modified stem

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16
Q

Middle Lamella is like a ____.

A

Wall

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17
Q

When it starts to over-ripen where does the breakdown occur?

A

in the middle

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18
Q

Pectic compounds act as cement and give tissue ______ and ______.

A

firmness and elasticity

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19
Q

Can cellulose be digested?

A

No

20
Q

Gums are polysaccharides with the ability to absorb _________.

A

water

21
Q

When lettuce is crispy and tomatoes are juicy what part is responsible?

A

Vacuole

22
Q

What are the 3 types of parenchyma cells?

A

Lecuplasts, Chloroplasts, and Chromoplasts

23
Q

Leucoplasts:

A

Store starch, lipids, or proteins

24
Q

Chloroplasts:

A

Contain Chlorophyll

25
Q

Chromoplasts:

A

Contain carotenoid pigments and attract pollinator

26
Q

What are fat-soluble pigments?

A

Carotenoids and Chlorophyll

27
Q

What are water-soluble pigments?

A

Flavonoids

28
Q

Fat-soluble is found where?

A

In the plastid

29
Q

Water-soluble is found where?

A

In the vacuoles

30
Q

Examples of Carotenoids

A

Carotene, lycopene, and xanthophyll

31
Q

Brief blanching enhances what?

A

Green color

32
Q

Chlorophyll is what dependent?

A

pH

33
Q

Flavonoids are also pH-dependent. True or False

A

True

34
Q

Fruits and vegetables are abundant in

A

Phytochemicals

35
Q

Oxalate affects what two things?

A

Joints and kidneys

36
Q

What is an anti-nutrient?

A

Something that prevents you from observing the nutrients

37
Q

What are two things that should never be stored together?

A

Onions and potatoes

38
Q

All legumes grow as seeds or

A

pulses

39
Q

Soy bean products contain

A

less fat

40
Q

TVP stands for

A

Textured vegetable proteins

41
Q

Tofu is the ______ made from soy milk

A

cheese

42
Q

Sufu

A

Fermented tofu

43
Q

Tempeh

A

Fermented whole soybeans molded into a cake

44
Q

Tamari

A

aged and fermented soy sauce (no wheat)

45
Q

Soaking does what to legumes?

A

Reduce the cooking time and assist in digestibility